Gold Farmer Documentary Preview

There's a preview up on YouTube of an upcoming documentary on Chinese Gold Farmers. Terra Nova links to the video in a discussion on the hypermobility of labour in the 21st century. From the discussion: "In watching the video, I am most struck by the intertwined empowerment/disempowerment that is occurring simultaneously for these Chinese workers. Their lives in these virtual worlds are brighter, but yet their interactions with American players (and associated slurs) are a constant reminder of their inferior socio-economic status. The disembodied hypermobility granted by these virtual worlds is, to a certain extent, dispelled when they are labeled as 'Chinese gold farmers'. For them, it is a double-edged sword."

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Re:Empowerment?

[Bellum Aeternus]

I would label you a bigot. If you're playing WoW (and chances are good), Gold farming in now way damages the economy. What it does do is put more gold into the game for casual players allowing them access to expensive items.

People like you are the ones that take honest, hardworking people and make them feel bad about their jobs. The men and women in China who are 'gold farming' are being entrepreneurs and shame on you for saying they have no right to be so.

Besides, give me one concreate example of a gold farmer ruining an WoW game economy that you were part of.

So my question is: Do your statements stem from ignorance or prejudice?